A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 15, 2013

This post is the fifth in a series that will outline the foundational elements of my new book, Digital Leadership: Changing Paradigms for Changing Times. It is set to be published by Corwin Press on January 14, 2014. It provides leaders with the foundational elements to successfully implement digital learning across the curriculum.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

These experiences give me hope that professional development for teachers can begin to mirror the best practices that we use to design meaningful learning experiences for our students. I also got a sense that many attendees craved interactivity within their sessions and were not too shy to engage with complete strangers within their sessions.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

And so that transformation that started in 2014 and continues today. Kahle Charles, Assistant Superintendent of Assessment, Curriculum & Instruction at St. Digital learning has elevated the playing field for all our students. It is really where I would say our, our biggest achievement is.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 26, 2017

Kentucky Educational Television (KET) is a PBS member station widely recognized as a leader in developing digital learning opportunities for adult basic skills and workplace education. Leaders in Digital Innovation. When learners begin Fast Forward, they complete a pre-assessment which creates a personalized study plan.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Note: There are a lot of terms for describing the use of computer-based technology in education: asynchronous and synchronous learning, blended learning, digital learning, and online learning. For simplicity, I will refer to all computer-based instruction as digital learning.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Before we even got started, a team of us designed two Board Authority Authorized (BAA) courses for the school: Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Learning (digital literacy). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course (2012). Applications of Digital Learning 10 – BAA Course 2018.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

These experiences give me hope that professional development for teachers can begin to mirror the best practices that we use to design meaningful learning experiences for our students. I also got a sense that many attendees craved interactivity within their sessions and were not too shy to engage with complete strangers within their sessions.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”. The customer service team would pass along this request to the digital learning team, which would make a decision about whether the website should be unblocked.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 3, 2018

School board members play an important role in school districts’ ability to improve the level and quality of digital learning opportunities in the classroom. With that in mind, here’s a guide to assess school district network needs and implement affordable broadband upgrades. School Network Structure.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 1, 2019

Digital learning is transforming education at an unprecedented pace. For example, the FCC set a minimum goal of 100 kbps of Internet bandwidth in 2014, which is now met by 98% of school districts. For example, the FCC set a minimum goal of 100 kbps of Internet bandwidth in 2014, which is now met by 98% of school districts.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2015

District aims to transform learning through personalized approach to literacy. Florida’s Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the United States, is implementing myON in all 250 of the district’s K-8 schools for the 2014-2015 school year. Digital Learning and Tools News Top News'

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

Dear Colleague Letter: Resource Comparability , which emphases technology-related equity issues (October 2014). FY 2014 $0. Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment: Enhancing Education Through Technology (Rating: Not Performing, Results Not Demonstrated ) (undated, but stopped being maintained after the Bush administration).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

The collaborative identified blended learning as one vehicle to implement competency based education and personalize student learning. With this context in mind, GWAEA launched its blended learning pilot program in 2014, selected for its ability to converge local and state initiatives while providing a pathway to personalized learning.

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Education Superhighway

DECEMBER 16, 2014

“2014-15 is the Year of Technology for the Stanfield School District,” Maurice Kerckhof, Technology Coordinator for the Arizona district, enthusiastically declared. While Maurice’s upgrade planning is very much still underway, we are excited about the progress he has already made towards getting Stanfield’s network up to speed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5 million grant as part of a challenge to develop digital courseware tools. That money went to support the establishment of the Inspark Teaching Network, an online platform for sharing digital science courses created by the company and Arizona State University (ASU).

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2019

In 2013-2014, the real beginning of the digital transformation, schools mostly stumbled about as they either considered or implemented a widespread acquisition of computing devices. They are the year or years where a district starts off with devices and ends with a plan to implement digital learning or vice versa.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

These three standards – as well as the selected NETS-A and NETS-C standards related to digitally-enabled learning – are at the heart of this workshop. This session focuses on the intersections of digital learning technologies, higher-order thinking skills, student agency, and authentic, real-world work.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

From 2011 to 2014, U.S. Even the most digitally connected educator will have access to a printer, Fields said. “But now I can report that these tools have been adopted in thousands of U.S. classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Finally, sanity prevailed when the MOOC elite discovered that simply putting videos of lectures online didn’t really advance learning for anyone. Digital badges are intended to signify authenticated knowledge and skills from informal learning environments. Sounds familiar—like a prior learning assessment.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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Education Superhighway

MAY 13, 2016

Educators know that with springtime comes state assessments and testing—something that more and more states are mandating to be completed online. And to not only seamlessly administer online tests but also enable digital learning in the classroom, schools need robust broadband. According to our data, however, nearly 12% of U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

Unfortunately, it is often challenging to design a feedback mechanism to understand if the new initiative – whether it be a new curriculum adoption, device rollout, or new assessments - will really work. The foundational technology pieces – Chromebooks, internet, assessment platforms – are stabilized at most Oakland schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2016

An average of nearly 12 points higher on tests measuring children’s ability to hear and see differences in words and in the letters of the alphabet, as measured by the Brigance assessment. Bader Reading and Language Assessment.).

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

While the rate of growth is lower than in 2014 and 2015—when the market was fueled by a national trend away from paper and pencil and toward online assessments —lower average selling prices and a replacement market for outdated devices continue to drive volume, according to a release issued by the consulting firm. percent in 2014.

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Veative

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

By creating specially designed virtual environments for the detection, assessment and treatment of this disorder, Virtual Reality can serve both as a diagnostic tool and an effective therapeutic strategy in the rehabilitation of children with ADHD. How can VR help children with ADHD. Due to its high ecological validity, Rizzo et al.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. Required reading: Data breach disclosure 101: How to succeed after you’ve failed via Troy Hunt.).

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ExcelinEd

AUGUST 5, 2015

A lot has happened in the world of digital learning since ExcelinEd’s Digital Learning Now initiative and Getting Smart released the first Smart Series paper in August 2012. Originally published January 2014, updated and re-released Summer 2015. So this summer we have refreshed the series and made some changes.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 19, 2020

Educational technology has never been more important, and digital learning skills for teachers and students have moved from nice to have to must-have skills in order to survive remote learning, or whatever hybrid stands before us in the remnants of COVID-19. 10 Ways Google Certification Can Support Remote Learning.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2016

The Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative itself launched at the White House in October 2014. When a superintendent signs the Future Ready Pledge , he or she commits to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning.

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

From an instructional and assessment perspective, Olivia recommends considering the relative importance of teaching critical skills, developing mastery, and providing grades. Ashley holds current Google Level 1 & 2 certifications and is a Google Certified Trainer.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The Brightspace platform enabled students to personally craft their experiences to adapt to their learning needs, while quizzes and other formative assessments made sure students were on track for success. Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 27th, 2014 The secret of education is respecting the pupil. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Learn more and join here.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

In Australia, for instance, the issue is well-known among the general public, thanks to a 2014 scandal that involved students at some of the nation’s top universities who were caught turning in papers they purchased from a company called MyMaster.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

This work brings us closer and closer to recognizing student achievement through demonstrated competencies rather than more traditional methods of assessment.” ” The district has been piloting micro-credentials since 2014, and is a key thought partner of Digital Promise’s Educator Micro-credential initiative.

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